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The Colour of Home: Sajid Javid’s ‘surprisingly moving’ memoir
The Week Recommends Much of former Home Secretary’s book about his childhood is genuinely ‘absorbing’
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A Shellshocked Nation: Britain Between the Wars – history at its most ‘human and revelatory’
The Week Recommends Alwyn Turner’s ‘witty and wide-ranging’ account of the interwar years
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The Flower Bearers: ‘a visceral depiction of violence, loss and emotional destruction’
The Week Recommends Rachel Eliza Griffiths’ ‘open wound of a memoir’ is also a powerful ‘love story’ and a ‘portrait of sisterhood’
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Must-see bookshops around the UK
The Week Recommends Lose yourself in beautiful surroundings, whiling away the hours looking for a good book
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Off the Scales: ‘meticulously reported’ rise of Ozempic
The Week Recommends A ’nuanced’ look at the implications of weight-loss drugs
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Do audiobooks count as reading?
Talking Point Queen Camilla insists listening is legitimate but a snobbery remains that’s hard to shift
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Departure(s): Julian Barnes’ ‘triumphant’ final book blends fact with fiction
The Week Recommends The Booker prize-winning novelist ponders the ‘struggle to find happiness and accept life’s ending’
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The Curious Case of Mike Lynch: an ‘excellent, meticulously researched’ biography
The Week Recommends Katie Prescott’s book examines Lynch’s life and business dealings, along with his ‘terrible’ end
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How to rekindle a reading habit
The Week Recommends Fall in love with reading again, or start a brand new relationship with it
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The Zorg: meticulously researched book is likely to ‘become a classic’
The Week Recommends Siddharth Kara’s harrowing account of the voyage that helped kick-start the anti-slavery movement
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The best food books of 2025
The Week Recommends From mouthwatering recipes to insightful essays, these colourful books will both inspire and entertain
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The best books of 2025 to give this Christmas
The Week Recommends From Jung Chang to Kiran Desai, these are the critics’ top picks
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9 new cookbooks begging to be put to good winter use
the week recommends Booze-free drinks, the magic versatility of breadcrumbs and Japanese one-pot cooking
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Joanna Trollope: novelist who had a No. 1 bestseller with The Rector’s Wife
In the Spotlight Trollope found fame with intelligent novels about the dramas and dilemmas of modern women
In the Spotlight
